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Shelby County

gas Power Plant
Shelby County, Illinois
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
483 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
230,943 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 20,995 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
131,871 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 28,668 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
131,723.400 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.739 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
92.432 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
541.349 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
5,413.493 lbs